Catholic University College of Education Graz

Initial teacher training for primary schools, in-service training and further education of teachers for all types of schools in Austria takes place at university colleges of teacher education. Initial teacher training for secondary schools is offered both by universities and university colleges of teacher education (common studies). The CUCE Graz is committed to innovation, to Christian social and moral values and to international horizons. Full account is taken of topical scholarly and scientific standards of teacher training, and lively interaction between pedagogy, theology and other relevant disciplines is encouraged. The CUCE Graz is a place of learning and teaching where "greatest challenge goes along with greatest respect" (A. S. Makarenko).

Faculties and programmes

Bachelor’s studies for the teaching profession at primary schools | Religious education for secondary schools | Master’s studies for primary education, special needs education as well as religious education studies Further education of teachers from primary and most types of secondary schools in a large variety of subjects, skills and competences, from short-term single courses to intensive four-semester study programmes

Specials

At the CUCE Graz the new type of teacher training is based on the Christian image of man and closely related to humanistic and democratic values, sustaining a spirit of mutual respect and dialogue. The largely modularised schedule guarantees that the contents of studies are not approached in a single-sided way but comprehensively with regard to their intrinsic connections. Special emphasis is put on modern reform pedagogical movements. The CUCE Graz has more than thirty academic partner institutions in more than twenty European countries, offering a wide framework for students’ and teachers’ mobility according to European exchange programmes. The CUCE Graz focuses on pedagogical research, offering a rich variety of publications as well as cooperations with both national and international institutions in this field. While the majority of students in the initial teacher training study for primary school teachers’ qualifications, the CUCE Graz is also specialised in training teachers for Catholic religious studies in primary as well as secondary schools.